These Regulations are arranged under the following headings: Short title (1); Interpretation (2); State lands officer (3); Register of State grants (4); Conditions attaching to sale of land (5); Conditions of agricultural lease (6); Applications (7); Advertisement of application and notice of sale (8); Price of State land (9); Payment (10); Completion of sale and issue of grant (11); Default in payment of purchase money (12); Special rules applicable to lands held by persons at sufferance and at will (13); Squatters (14).The first Schedule contains a model application form for the purchase

This Act deals with the administration and disposal of State lands which are defined as all lands other than forest reserves vested in the State, including all lands which have been escheated to the State or may be acquired by the State. A Director of Surveys and Commissioner of Lands shall be appointed to implement this Act. The Act provides for, inter alia, the sale, lease, etc. of State lands; accounting procedures; surveys; penalties for trespass and other offences; legal and administrative matters relating to the purchase of State lands.

The amendments are made to several sections of the Land Ordinance concerning inter alia the following matters: insertion of the definition of "foreshore"; unlawful occupation of land; alienation of State land; definition of customary rights; land dealings with natives; reserved use rights; implied conditions in titles; revision of rent; sub-division of titles; appeal; revision by the Director of decisions given by the Collector of Land Revenue or Assistant Collectors; cultivation of land; use of land for agricultural purposes; applications for State land; information to be given to the Coll

This Act is divided into 8 Parts as follows: General (I); Possession and land register (II); Ownership (III); Servitudes (IV); Real encumbrances (V); Building leases (VI); Right of pre-emption (VII); Right of security (VIII); Implementation of Act (IX).This Law provides for real rights, their content, creation and extinguishment and is the basis for other laws regulating real rights (art. 1). Real rights are defined as "the right of ownership, restricted real rights (servitudes, real encumbrances, building leases, right of pre-emption and the right of security).

According to the provisions of this Ordinance, whenever any land is sold, leased or alienated by the State the Minister may cause the boundaries of such land to be defined by permanent marks. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupier of any land to keep said marks in good repair. The Government Agent shall, when State landmarks have been replaced or repaired or the boundary line has been defined to his satisfaction, grant a certificate to that effect to the owner or occupier (art. 7).

The Act establishes the procedure to be followed by the competent authorities for the acquisition of land for public purpose. It includes, among other matters: investigations for selecting land to be carried out by a district officer appointed by the Minister; issue of notice of intended acquisition indicating the compensation to be paid for any damage caused during investigations; issue of notice of acquisition of land or servitude for a public purpose.

A Settlement Officer and Assistant Settlement Officers shall be appointed to ensure the proper implementation of the law relating to land settlement.The Ordinance establishes the procedure to be followed by said officers for the acquisition of any land that may be classified under the following categories: (a) forest, waste, unoccupied, uncultivated land or other land that can only be cultivated after intervals of several years; (b) cultivated or otherwise improved land which was classified under the above categories within the period of twenty-five years next preceding the date of the sett

Cette loi modifie l'article 15 de la loi nº 95-21 portant régime relatif aux immeubles domaniaux agricoles. On entend par immeubles domaniaux agricoles les terres dont l'Etat est propriétaire et qui sont destinées à la production agricole, celles pouvant servir de support à cette production ou celles qui ont été classées comme telles, ainsi que les bâtiments qui s'y trouvent. L'article 15 est relatif aux interdictions gravant sur les preneurs des immeubles qui sont donnés en location et prévoit, comme mesures en cas de manquement, la mise en demeure et la déchéance.

This Act applies to: (a) land in the Eastern and Central Division (and land in special land districts that are not in the Eastern and Central Division); (b) holdings, permissive occupancies and quarry licences created under the Crown Lands Act and situated in the Western Division; (c) incomplete purchases of land formerly comprised in leases under the Western Lands Act 1901.

Cette loi porte les principes de constitution et de gestion du domaine des collectivités territoriales. La loi est formée par 40 articles répartis en 2 titres, à savoir: Constitution du domaine, portant la définition et la description des domaines publics et privés des collectivités (I); Gestion du domaine, portant les dispositions relatives à la gestion des domaines agricole, forestier, pastoral, piscicole, faunique, de l'habitat et minier, sur la base d'un schéma d'aménagement (II).

There shall be established a body with legal personality and financial and administrative independence connected with the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious affairs. The Body shall, inter alia, administer and develop real property received in endowment and act as endowment council for all matters in relation to administration of and investment in such properties. The body shall be managed by a council consisting of the Minister, several experts, three lawyers and government officials.

Land owned by the State which is not burdened with "disposal rights" and which is classified according to master plans of villages nominated for rural development, shall be sold to the farmers excluding the application of provisions of the Law on the sale and Lease of State Properties (No. 32 of 1986). Agricultural contracts shall be revoked and rights on land extinguished. The rate (bedal) shall be fixed by a committee consisting of government officials.